It was performed by the Tornados, a British group.
The Tornados - Telstar Win them oodles!!!!
Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders
Their last chart was Dear Hearts and Gentle People in November, 1962
Copy and paste this link into your browser for a listing of all the bands that recorded Telstar - http://wm08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE57E16DF4EA87620D0933350C6A722A45F8963E38F162F451BDFB42D4B9F087BE404ADD181B9E574B066ADFF2EA31608D9CBE65CFFDD765D40&sql=17:1524510 The Tornadoes hit number one with it in 1962. I believe that the Ventures also did a cover version.
From December 1-9 1961 the number 1 hit song was "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean, from December 10 - 16 the Marvelettes song "Please Mr. Postman" was number 1, and from December 17 "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by the Tokens.
Telstar by The Tornados in 1962. Get those oodles!
Telstar - relayed from Europe to north America in 1962
Howard K- Smith - 1962 Telstar Special 1-22 was released on: USA: 11 July 1962
AT&T
at&t
The satellite that carried the first television signal across the ocean was called Telstar. The first Telstar satellite was launched in 1962.
"The Tornados- "Telstar"
The Tornados - Telstar Win them oodles!!!!
American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T)
Brittain launched the first communicationn satellite - Telstar - on the 27th of October 1962 !
Telstar 1 was launched on July 10, 1962Telstar 2 was launched on May 7, 1963
1962 - the first Satellite Television signal was relayed from Europe to the telstar satellite over North America